An Inspector Calls Arrives in Boston the Production Brings Its U.S
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Darren DeLuca [email protected] 603-489-7624 J.B. PRIESTLEY’S TIMELESS THRILLER AN INSPECTOR CALLS ARRIVES IN BOSTON THE PRODUCTION BRINGS ITS U.S. TOUR TO ARTSEMERSON BY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR STEPHEN DALDRY ------ TWO WEEKS ONLY MARCH 14 – 24, 2019 EMERSON CUTLER MAJESTIC THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE NOW ------ The Press Performance is Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30pm [Boston, MA – November 27, 2018] – ArtsEmerson, Boston’s leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, is honored to welcome the U.S. tour of J.B. Priestley’s classic theatrical event, An Inspector Calls. Returning to direct his National Theatre masterpiece revival is Stephen Daldry (Oscar-nominated director of The Reader, The Hours and Billy Elliot) who also brings the iconic grand-scale set from the West End to Boston. This production of An Inspector Calls is the longest running revival of a play in history, seen by over 4 million theatregoers worldwide and winning an unprecedented number of awards including three Olivier Awards, four Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards. of An Inspector The production runs just two weeks at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, located at 219 Tremont Street in downtown Boston. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ArtsEmerson.org, by phone at 617.824.8400, or in person at the boX office. Student, senior and group discounts are available. Photo credit: Mark Douet Written at the end of the Second World War and set before the First, the play begins when the mysterious Inspector Goole calls unexpectedly on the prosperous Birling family home, shattering their peaceful family dinner party with his investigations into the death of a young woman. The Telegraph calls it “an Edwardian thriller with a socialist purpose, tinged with a supernatural spin” and The Independent hails “its power and pertinence feel all the more striking.” “Daldry's triumphant An Inspector Calls is the kind of treat we are always looking to bring to ArtsEmerson's audiences,” says ArtsEmerson artistic director David Dower. “Like earlier productions of revivals like A Trip to Bountiful and Beauty Queen of Leenane, this one delivers a time-tested play in a definitive, visionary staging that eXhilarates as much for being familiar as for being entirely uneXpected. Each captures the full power of theater's ability to lift us out of the toil and turmoil of our day yet still leave us deeply attuned to our connection to each other. It's been two decades since it first conquered the world, but my first encounter lingers as an unforgettable eXperience at the theater and I can't wait for Inspector Goole’s return visit.” About An Inspector Calls Hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, winning more awards than any other production in history, An Inspector Calls has thrilled more than 4 million people worldwide. When Inspector Goole arrives uneXpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young working-class woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge audiences to question their own consciences. Wildly entertaining and on a gorgeous grand- scale set, this 1945 thriller is a must-see for a whole new generation of theatre-goers. An Inspector Calls Performance Schedule Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:30pm Press Performance Friday, March 15, 2019 8:00pm Saturday, March 16, 2019 2:00pm Saturday, March 16, 2019 8:00pm Sunday, March 17, 2019 2:00pm Sunday, March 17, 2019 7:00pm Tuesday, March 19, 2019 7:30pm Wednesday, March 20, 2019 2:00pm Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:30pm Thursday, March 21, 2019 7:30pm Friday, March 22, 2019 8:00pm Saturday, March 23, 2019 2:00pm Saturday, March 23, 2019 8:00pm Sunday, March 24, 2019 2:00pm For production stills and other media kit assets, click here. Creative Team Stephen Daldry – Director Currently Stephen’s co-production with director, Justin Martin, of The Jungle by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson is playing to huge acclaim at the Playhouse Theatre after its highly successful run at the Young Vic Theatre. In December 2018 it will have its American premiere at St Ann’s Warehouse in New York. Prior to this Stephen directed The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, a play in two parts, to critical acclaim and a sell out run at the Young Vic Theatre. It will transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre this autumn and premiere on Broadway in 2019. Stephen started his career at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre and directed extensively in Britain’s regional theatres. In London he was Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre where he headed the £26million redevelopment. He has also directed at the National Theatre, the Public Theatre in New York and transferred many productions both to Broadway and the West End, including his award-winning 1992 National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls. Billy Elliot the Musical opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 where it ran for 11 years. It has also played on Broadway, in Holland, Seoul, Sydney, Melbourne, Chicago, Toronto, Tokyo and across the US. In 2009, the production won ten Tony awards, including Best Musical, more than any other British show in Broadway history. It recently completed an 18 month tour of the UK and Ireland, finishing its highly successful run in Hamburg. Stephen directed The Audience and Skylight to critical acclaim both in London and on Broadway with Skylight winning a Tony award for Best Revival. Stephen’s first four films Billy Elliot, The Hours, The Reader and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close together received 19 Academy Award® nominations and two wins. His film, Trash, set in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, was nominated for Best Film Not In The English Language at the 2015 BAFTAs. Stephen has previously directed for BBC Radio and Television. He is EXecutive Producer and Director on the highly acclaimed NetfliX series The Crown by Peter Morgan, which won Best Drama Series at the Golden Globes. He is Co-Director of Pier 55 in New York and also on the Board of The Perelman Arts Center at the World Trade Center, Ground Zero, New York. Stephen was Creative EXecutive Producer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Associate Director: Julian Webber Designer: Ian MacNeil Lighting Designer: Rick Fisher Music: Stephen Warbeck Sound: Sebastian Frost Executive Producer: Iain Gillie Associate Director (Tour): Charlotte Peters Fight Director: Terry King Production Manager: Simon Reynolds Company Stage Manager: Dermot McLaughlin Deputy Stage Manager: Lauren Barclay Assistant Stage Manager: James Theobold Associate Lighting Designer: Will Evans Costume Supervisor: Caroline McCall Wardrobe Mistress: Naomi Weight Wigs Mistress: Lucy Horton Assistant Costume Supervisor: Megan Doyle Assistant Costume Supervisor: Laura Crosbie Production Sound Engineer: Owen Lewis Cast Credits Liam Brennan – Inspector Goole Since graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1987, Liam has worked eXtensively in theatre in Scotland, England and Ireland. Most recent work includes: Richard III and Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s Globe/ Apollo Theatre/Belasco Theatre, New York) and Diary of a Madman (Traverse Theatre/the Gate), for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Edinburgh Festival in 2016. The title role in Edward II, Bolingbroke, MacDuff, Angelo and Orsino all for Shakespeare’s Globe, London. Television includes: Shetland, Machair, High Road, Bad Boys, Taggart and Strathblair. Films include: No Man’s Land, Feetsteps, Crowman, Time Teens: the Beginning and Gas Attack. Liam has recorded numerous dramas and stories for BBC Radio, and won the 2006 Critics’ Award for Theatre in Scotland in the Best Actor category. Christine Kavanah – Sybil Birling Theatre includes: Hedda Gabler (National Theatre UK tour), Man and Superman (National Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest (Harold Pinter Theatre), Albert Speer (National Theatre), The Liar (Old Vic), The Rehearsal (Almeida and Garrick), Basket Case (Northampton Royal Derngate), A Doll’s House (Lyric, Belfast), Macbeth (RSC), Hamlet (Nottingham Playhouse), All My Sons (Redgrave Theatre), The Revengers Comedies (Scarborough), Last Easter (Birmingham Rep), Much Ado About Nothing (RSC), She Stoops to Conquer (OXford Playhouse), Travesties (OXford Playhouse), The Rivals (York Theatre Royal). Television includes: Vera (ITV), Titanic (ITV), Room with a View (ITV), A Very British Coup (Skreba Films), The Blackheath Poisonings (Central Films), Catherine Cookson/The Glass Virgin (Festival film and ITV), Chimera (Zenith Films), Drop the Dead Donkey (Hat Trick/Channel 4), Frank Stubbs (Noel Gay TV), In His Life the John Lennon Story (NBC), Inspector Lynley (BBC), Inspector Morse (Channel 4), Island Gardens (BBC), Doctors(BBC), Jonathan Creek (BBC), Manchild (BBC), Minder (Thames TV), uth Rendell Mysteries- May and June, Ruth Rendell Mysteries- No crying he makes (TVS), Seaforth (BBC), Sleeper (BBC), The Bretts (Central TV), Return of Sherlock Holmes (Tiger Aspect), Agony Too (BBC), Material Girl (Carnival Films), The Saint (D L Taffner), Doctor Who (BBC), The Sleeper, Underbelly (BBC Initial films). Film Includes: Man and Superman NT Live (National Theatre). Christine has worked eXtensively in radio, including Home Front, I Claudius, and Charles Paris for BBC radio four, member of the BBC radio drama company, and narrates audio books. Voiceportrait.co.uk www.thevoicehouse.co.uk Jeff Harmer – Arthur Birling Jeff